The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-01-06
SCHOOL EXAMINERS QUESTIONS.
Ussals Of the Meeting On SATURDAY,
January

January
oaAnHAR.
1. Name the classes and the properties
Of nouns.
.. What is the conjugation Of verb
TIE SYNOPSIS OF verbf
| 8. illustrate the use oi Whdt In four dif-
ferent parts OF speech.
4 Classify the following verbs with re-
spect to form: Go, live, saw, see. write,
walk, sleep, promote, arrive, exempliiy.
s. Indicate the pronunciation of
| Anetnone, advertisements, ~ Augustine,
ympn-al, bouquet, aIuminous.
8. Write n sentence containing q verb
the passive voice, potential mode,
| present perfect tense, second person,
plural number and modifi d by an ele.
| ment Of the second class.
7. Write the p,,sses>ive singular and
| ,iural OF the following nouns: Buffalo,
| hero, chiei, calf, thief, seraph. goose, f.h.
| & Correct the following piurals: DOM
| NOES, heros, babys, chin,n,es, beeis, ph-.
| nomenous, axis-s, aldermans Mussul.
men. teet h brushes, 2s, ins., swines.
| 8. Correct the following sentences
solomon WAS wiser than amy of the M
| uent Kings. This is the more preferable
'rn. These kind of peopl. will never
| I've satisfied.
10. Analyz- by diagram or otherwise
| iis sentence:
| lucy iove uot poisoh tud. u" P"iso"
Nor do thee; though did wish him
I hate the murderer, love him murdered"
rHEoRy AND Pre- cT1, ,E.
| l. What are some OI til. principal end.
!hich a teacher should strive to attain u
| the srhnOl room?
2. What faculties Of the mind are mos
.rtive IN education?
8. Explain the word method OF learning
to read.
4. What is Language Lesson ?"
s. What method should be employed
To cultivate the memory OF pupils?
&. What method should be employed
to teach children how to study7
Z What use OF the book, u any, should
he teacher make while the class is re-.
ting?
SO; :; GIVE y your views about "'avorites in
9. should pupils be whipped for dis
10. Why do you teachf
| GEOGRAPHY.
/. OF what use are latitude and long j.
ude?
2. Trace the meridian OF Memphis
Nh,t Is the difference OF time between,
hs meridian of Memphis and the 18th
8. Bound West Virginia, give capital
and principal products.
4 What imaginary line divides th-
Mountainous, from the low region OF
ituropef
S. Into what four classes are coral tor
nations divided Describe each.
Z. What is u border sea Give five OK .
unples
z. What do YOU understand by the
,henon,eia of looming?
y. Define dew pn,nt and give the law
which governs all precipita, ions.
9. Why should the temperature of the
imosphere decrease 18th altitude?
10. Why Is the rain tall heavier in
mountain regions than That OF plains?
ARITHMETIC.
| l. A grocer gives IA ounces for q
pound. How much dues he cheat Gus.
umer who trades with him to the
amount of $40?
,. When 6 per cent. government bonds
IRE quoted ut 104, what sum must be in.
vest d to yield All annual income OF
$500?
8. In triangular field of corn which
commences ut one OF the angles with n
SINGLE hill, and with three hills in the
'"w next to it, there are Al rows How
many hills ar. there H. III. teldf
A. A farmer buys farm for $S,O 900 and
pays cash $3 ,OOO, the baianCe U the prIc.
Il
he income from the farm il $3.50, whai
rate OF interest does he receive for his
money?
5. Add together the 40 consecutive
'umbers beginning with 2444.
6. A aud B do piece of work for $36
rhey agree to divide the money in pro
portion to their ability to work, which In
~ to 8, and also to the time each works,
which is as 8 to 4. How much money
should each get?
Z. A merchant sells goods at 25 per
cent. profit and takes eggs ut market
value In payment. II one egg IN ach
"zen is bad, what is his percentage Of
net gainf
8. A mixture of black and green ia
weighing Is pounds is worth $3.50. II
The proportions of each are interchanged
the mixture will he worth $50. The
Olack tea 10 worth 20 cts. q pound. Find
The price of the green tea.
9. II stock bought at 10 per cent. dis.
count pays per cent. on the nvestment.
At what price should the came stock be
DOught to pay 6 per cent?
10. A can do q piec~ OF work In days
when B helps him days; B can do the
work IN 9dsys when A helps him days.
How long will the work take both when
working together3
oRTHoaRAPHY.
l
poUer Ot letters.
g. What Is the rule for the doubling OF
| cs,nsonsnts3
8. Give an example of q primitive, Q
'ierivative and Y compound word.
4. What IL the essential part of q
syilablef
Is. What is substitute? Give exam
pie.
g. Indicate the pronunciation of the
following words: Vehement, telegraphy,
finance, ricochet, leisure and chsrlatan.
| z. Correct II necessary: Dispepsy,
mate, VfGi 10 small bottle), seeder tone
VINO transfers . claim), pavpasU u tree),
peGceabie.
HISTORY. =
I. What was the "TOwn Meeting" oi
the New England timesf
2. VINO were the "Green Mountain
B,ys"?
s. What is "squatter Sovereignty"
,nd who WAS its suIhOrf ..f
4. What Colony fret framed consti.
'ution BY the people and for the psOple
8. What Colony took the Bible ~ its
uidef
9. Write short topic Of Madison q